On Sunday 29 June 2008 10:46:26 am Lisa Kachold wrote: > I would like to send out a special thanks to everyone who contributed their > hard earned experience and knowledge for the INSTALL FEST! > > This is just a few people (I am terrible with names)! > > Fred Mazur who brought his telecommunications expertise and helped carry. > Alan Dayley [consultpros.com] for bringing us all water, taking photos, and > bringing good cheer and incredible cross platform experience. Joseph > Sinclair (Google Software Engineer) who brought PUPPY and XO media in > various bus types [x86_64, x86_32, PowerPC] finely burned and neatly cased > (and quickly distributed). Josh Nalli who came along during a lull in the > action for interesting discussion! And everyone else who contributed old > distros for the collection! > > We had as many as 9 people watching on our camera feed at one point early > Saturday morning (but our feed stalled out later and was left unnoticed - > so we apologize if you tried to watch and listen in unsuccessfully). Next > event, another solution will be tried and we can continue to perfect the > feed until it's clear with good sound! > > > It was a completely fun and worthwhile day!  > > Thanks again! > > --- On Sun, 6/29/08, Lisa Kachold wrote: > From: Lisa Kachold > Subject: Re: INSTALL FEST Today UAT 10:00 - 16:00 = Watch > http://live.yahoo.com/obnosis To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 11:27 > AM > > Yes, we had about 26 people show up through the day.   12 problems were > brought. > > Various people showed up to contribute distros (old and new) to the > collection including X0 which the OLPC is built upon for the collections. > > We fixed or lively discussed the following items: > > a) Gentoo: Vmware [will not start] (network DHCP address changes - static > IP addressing is required for the network bridge settings). b) Gentoo: > Apache2 virtual hosting behind NAT (two virtual hosts using the same IP > address - no way to translate or port forward to internal Apache2 webserver > from router). c) Gentoo: Apache2 httpd.conf and  vhosts.d. configuration > files and options (can't have virtualhost *:80 for more than one virtual or > the default DocumentRoot will show). d) General: DynDns (scripts and work > arounds for home based > AT&T/COX web servers).  WebHops, DNS record scripted updates, and DHCP in > large egress and ingress. (Or why does my ssh still work to my home Apache2 > webserver but my httpd port 80 nmaps fail [DHCP QoS = leases (for outbound > and inbound network paths) are now setup to expire: 1) High traffic 2) 4 > Hours in heavily loaded  congested networks  3)  if they  percieve port 80 > inbound traffic . 4) Power loss or  failover. e) Fedora 9: Installation on > a fine 64 bit HP notebook for M. Kjolsrud (screaming  fast)! f) Fedore 9: > Post installation Services, Hardening and Security Notebook use on various > types of Networks. g) Turning down or protecting various services on > hostile networks: sshd/NFS h) General: Accessing Windows files from a Live > CD (or how to mount -t ntfs the harddrive, to copy to a USB Jumpdrive).  [2 > computers] i) Ubuntu: Building USB keys - we all refreshed our > understanding of loop mounting ISO files, vmlinuz and initrd.gz as well as > boot configuration files, paths, fdisk file types, and how to mount and > build a system (even a very wee small one) from scratch. [We learned: 1)Not > every USB key will work!  2) Not every Ubuntu Howto is a correct match for > the mounted ISO file structure (Xubuntu for instance has no /casper > directory  HO NOOS!!!!). j) Knoppix: How to mount and resurrect a master > boot record (also well described  in o"Reilly's Knoppix Hacks] for a failed > dual boot Windows System. k) Knoppix: How to mount and resurrect the > password for a Windows System. l) Netgear: Wireless networking - what a > failed  configuration and flash restore do to a Netgear  VPN Router.  > OpenWRT as a solution. m) Science/Biology:  Phytochemical research using > Linux systems. [Northwestern Nix-type Biology students] n) Fedora Core > BlueTooth:  How to BlueTooth to phones. Authentication Passwords > o) Video: Brief discussion of streaming video under Linux and current > limitations for various types of cheap web cameras.  Complete discussion of > drivers, devices and various types of cameras under Linux is fodder for a > full presentation. p) Creativitity: Gimp as graphics toy supreme! > > Thanks for everyone who brought issues to our fun geek day! > Thanks for those who assisted to setup, showed up to take photos and help > foster enthusiasm for knowledge! > > --- On Sun, 6/29/08, Josh Nalli wrote: > From: Josh Nalli > Subject: Re: INSTALL FEST Today UAT 10:00 - 16:00 = Watch > http://live.yahoo.com/obnosis To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 10:54 > AM > > On Saturday 28 June 2008 > > 10:41:57 am der.hans wrote: > > Am 28. Jun, 2008 schwätzte Lisa Kachold so: > > > Can't make it over to UAT today? > > > > > > You can watch the fun (from afar) via http://live.yahoo.com/obnosis > > > today! > > > > Cool. Great idea Lisa! I can see a couple of faces I recognize as well as > > a couple that are new. > > > > And now you've got people saying hi :). > > > > Wish I could be there today and it's nice to be able to participate a > > little even if only passively. > > > > ciao, > > > > der.hans > > I was there briefly at the installfest and met Lisa. Thought I could help > out but there was hardly anyone there.........but it was cool seeing myself > on camera........ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss Lisa, Do you know alot about Fedora? I cant get the built in wireless driver to work. I had to use a linksys usb adapter. Do you know what I mean? Josh --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss